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 by Prof. Chuah Chong-Cheng


taci     elder sister
taekwondo     Korean martial art
tahil     1/16 kati
tahu, tauhu      bean curd
taici      taiji calisthenics
taifun, topan, taufan      typhoon
taijin     VIP; Mandarin
taik, naik     prop up
taiko     leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae
taikong, tekong     skipper of a vessel
taikun      tycoon
Taiping     supreme peace, town in Perak
taipun, topan, taufan      typhoon
taiso      Japanese gymnastics
tajao      giant enamel vase
tajung     silk gown
takeyari      bamboo gun
takoah, taukua      yellow bean curd
takwa, tekua      short Mandarin shirt
tan     gambling game
tandu carriage; carrier
tanggung      guarantee, responsible
tangguh      postpone; delay; putaside
tangkue      dried sweetened pieces of water melon
tanglong, tanglung, tenglong      lantern
tangsi, tansi      fishing line; harp strings
taocang, tocang      pigtail, queue
taoci, tauci, taoji      pickled bean ferment
taoco, taocu      pickled bean milk paste
taoge, tauge      bean sprouts
Taoisme      Taoism, Daoism
taoke      boss; head of household
taucang, tocang      pigtail, queue
tauci      pickled bean ferment
taucio, taocio      soya bean paste
taucu      pickled bean milk paste
taufan, taipun, taupen, tofan, topan      typhoon
tauge, taugeh, taoge, toge      bean sprouts, Pisum sativum, mung Phaseolus aureus

tauhu, tahu, taufu      soya bean curd
taujin, tojin      groundnut soup
tauke, taoke, taukeh, toke, tokeh      household head; boss
taukua, takoah      yellow bean curd
tauyu, toyu      soya bean sauce
tawah      informer
team, tim      to steam
team, teyan      donation
teban      betting chips
teh      tea
teh-o      plain tea
teh-o-beng      iced plain tea
teji      stallion
tekang      beam
tekidanto      a Japanese weapon
teko      tea pot
tekoan, teko      tea pot;  thermos flask
tekong     skipper
tekpo, tekpoh     betting guarantees
tekte      deposit
tekua      short Mandarin shirt
tekun     industrious
telepuk      beautiful cloth
telik      acute eyesight
tempolong      cup
teng, ting      Chinese lantern
tengkar      quarrel
tengke, tengkeh      cooked opium
tengkoh     2nd opium smoke paste
tengsi      spoon
tengteng, tengtang, tenteng, tingting      sweetmeat made from groundnuts and sugar
tenteng, tengteng     groundnut sweetmeat
Teociu      Teochew, a dialect from Kwangtung
tepekong, topekong      a Chinese god
tepi      copper/brass knuckleduster
tepo, tekpo     betting guarantees
tepo, tepoh      Chinese game of dice
tepok, tekpo
teyan, te""""an      subscription to a fund, collection of money
tezi, teji     stallion
tiam      cutting board, hit
tiam      dot
tiap     extra payment to landlord for rent
tiap     a dose of medicine
tikim     lawn marshpennnywort, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
tikpi, tekpi     bamboo trident
tim, tem      stew
ting, teng     lantern
ting ting, teng teng     groundnut sweetmeat

Tionghoa, Tionghua      China
Tiongkok     China
toa cukai      a gambling game
toaha, toha, tohar      arm-band worn in mourning
toan, fantan      a gambling game
toapekong, topekong      Chinese god, joss
tocang      pigtail
Toechew*     Teochew people and culture
toge, tauge     bean sprouts
tojin      soya bean cake
tok, tok tok       a kind of noodles sold by hawkers (also called mi toktok)
toke, tokeh, tauke     boss
tokeh, toci      small disc used in gambling
toko, tokoh, tekoh, tokok      shop
tokoh      elder brother
tokoh      fooled
tokong      Chinese house of worship
tokpekong, topekong     a Chinese god, joss
tong     barrel
tong, entong       dong (a sound)
tong     (abbreviation for entong)     page boy
tongkah     upper part of sarong
tongkang      lighter
tongkat      stick
tongong, tongo      stupid
tongkeng      Chinese violet, Telosma cordata
tongo     stupid
tongong     stupid
Tongsan      China
tongset,
tongsit, terongsit       hairbun style of Chinese nyonya
topan, taufant     yphoon
topekong      a Chinese God
topeng      mask
topo      table cloth
totok     natives, aborigines
toya, toyah, toyak      a weapon shaped like a walking stick
toyu      soy sauce
trica, langcia      trishaw
tsunami      huge tidal waves
tua, ketua, pengetua      old, older
tua tua      elders
tuakang      boastful, talk big
tuakau, toakao      police inspector
tuapekong, tepekong, toapekong, topekong, to'pekong      Chinese house of worship for
                                                                                               god of prosperity
tuha, tua     old, elder
tui      pool of gambling money
tui      massage
tui, tuwi      a short recess during mahjong; children's games
tukang      skilled labourer

tun      unit of Indonesian currency

ua, uak, tua     old, elder
uang, wang      money, cash
udam     dark and shadowy
ue, gua     I, myself
uli     pretty and dainty
umak, emak     mother
umpau, upau     purse
umuk      stuck up
uncue, uncoi, uncu, uncui      tobacco; opium pipe
ungti     masked person
untung      profit
upau, pau      purse
utau      a number

vetsin     Aji-no-moto, taste condimenent
Vietkong      Vietnam communists
Vietnam      Vietnam

wak, ua, tua      big
wang      money
wangkang      small junk, big sailing boat
wangsit      sign from a deity
wau      kite

yamseng      bottoms up!
yen      Japanese currency
Yong Peng      eternal peace
yuan      Renminbi
yudo, judo     judo, art of the gentle way
yujitsu, jujitsu     judo, art of the gentle way

* Toechew     This word from the latest Dewan dictionary is probably a printing error got Teochew.
   
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Index page    The Black Market Administration    Book review   Chinese words in Malay    Food guide   Jazz    Letter from Pulau Tikus     The nightmare      A people's constitution (3)     
Po Choo's wedding (10)     The war in the jungle (3)

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